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Re: Flail mower around rocks


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Posted by 135 Fan on April 21, 2010 at 21:04:06 from (68.149.56.30):

In Reply to: Re: Flail mower around rocks posted by Gene Davis (Ga.) on April 21, 2010 at 14:19:45:

A good flail like a Mott(Alamo) will cut 4 ft. high grass down in one pass if there is enough HP behind it and Mott flails use less HP than a rotary of the same size. The super heavy duty Motts with 4 1/2" Dia. cutter shaft come with the D rings standard. They are optional on the standard 2 3/8" shaft heavy duty model. As a kid I put lots of blades on Mott mowers helping my dad. He was biggest Mott Interstator distributor in the world when they came out in the 70's and very good friends with the the owner of Mott. The first time he demonstrated one to the city of Edmonton, their jaws dropped. My dad told their operator to put the mowers down, put the pto at 540 and go in first gear. One pass done! The grass was so tall that one of the big wigs, who was short, was almost buried in it. The tractor was a 6600 Ford with an 88" rear unit and 74" hydraulic side units. After that demo they were easy to sell. The big wig from the city told my dad that if anyone questions what a flail can do, to give him a call at the city. My dad was one of very few people who could show up at the city yard without an appointment. They knew that he wasn't going there to waste their time. In the 70's an Interstator was about $25,000 and the tractor was worth about the same or maybe a little more. They were almost bullet proof and several were in service for more than 25 years with thousands of hours on them. Dave


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